10.go for it

Go For It!

Lead in

According to the clues(线索), guess what it is. 1. Nanjing; from Aug.16-28, 2014; for youth athletes 2. Held every four years; motto: higher, faster and stronger.

Paralympics

1. What do you know about paralympics? paralyzed people 2. How can they make it?

Pre-reading---learn to predict

“Go for it” means: Do the best you can to succeed.

What do you think the article is about?

While-reading---learn to skim

How many people are mentioned in the text?

What do they have in common?

While-reading---learn to scan

a word that describes Jean Driscoll

What’s his autograph?

While-reading---learn to scan

What Winford Haynes teaches?

What did he say to encourage his students?

While-reading---learn to scan

How did Mark Wellman broke his back?

What did he say at the end of the passage?

New words

Jean Driscoll [d i n] [drisc l ] marathon ['m r θ( )n] marathoners ['m r θ n ] demonstration race spine [spa n] bang Illinois [,ili'n i(z)] autograph [' t grɑ f] deteriorate [d 't r re t]: to become worse paralyzed ['p r laizd] devastated ['dev ste tid] paraplegia [,p r 'pli d ]

Reading comprehension

Another title for this article could be:

Wheelchair Sports Facing Challenges Dangerous Sports professional athletes overcoming obstacles sports injuries They compete in wheelchairs. They were born with birth defects They are successful despite their disabilities.

This article is mainly about

Which statement describes the three people in this article?

Sentence translation

I’m not in sports because I’m a courageous person,” he says. “It’s because I’m a competitive person!”

Post-reading Discussion

What makes them successful?

What do you think is most important to succeed?

Proverbs

Life is nothing but struggle.生活即拼搏. God helps those that help themselves.自助 者天助. Every man is the master of his own fortune. 每一个人的命运都掌握在自己手里. Youth means limitless possibilities.青春有无 限可能

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